| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 5.54 cm SL (female) |
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demersal; marine; depth range - 282 m |
| Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas. |
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Anal soft rays: 11-11; Vertebrae: 27-27. This species can be distinguished by the following set of characters: D1 VII, no elongate filamentous spines present; D2 I, 11; A I, 11; P 20; V I, 5, separate, rays 1-4 branched between 2 and 4 times, 5th pelvic-fin ray long and unbranched, three-quarters length of 4th pelvic-fin ray, no fleshy tips present on pelvic-fin rays; body scaled with 47-53 ctenoid scales, modified basicaudal scales present; head and preopercle canals and pores absent; a transverse sensory papillae pattern with row 5s/5i connected, interorbital papillae pc' and pe' present; two anal-fin pterygiophores inserted anterior to haemal arch (Ref. 113825). |
| Found on a calcareous sand and dead Halimeda spp. algal rubble area, with dispersed shallow calcareous rock ledges (Ref. 113825). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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